tơ tóc
Definition
- Noun (literary, figurative):
- Marital bond; conjugal love: Refers to the intimate and enduring connection between husband and wife, often emphasizing its delicate yet binding nature, likened to fine silk and hair.
- The smallest, most intricate details (of a matter or relationship): Denotes the minute, fine particulars, often of a complicated situation or a deep bond.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Họ đã thề nguyền giữ gìn tơ tóc. (They vowed to preserve their marital bond.)
- Câu chuyện tình của họ chất chứa biết bao tơ tóc. (Their love story holds so many intricate threads.)
- Không nên vì chuyện tơ tóc mà ảnh hưởng đến tình nghĩa vợ chồng. (One should not let minor details affect marital affection.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is primarily used in literary, poetic, or formal contexts to evoke the delicacy, complexity, and sacredness of the marital relationship or intricate details.
Variants and Related Words
- Tóc tơ: A variant form with the same meaning, reversing the words "tơ" (silk) and "tóc" (hair).
- Lời thề tóc tơ. (A vow of marital fidelity.)
Synonyms
- Conjugal bond: The state of being married and the relationship between spouses.
- Marital ties: The connections and obligations of marriage.
- Intricacies: The complicated or detailed parts of something.
Related Idioms
Tơ tóc chưa vương: Literally "silk and hair not yet entangled," indicating a relationship that has not yet begun or become complicated.
- Họ còn xa lạ, tơ tóc chưa vương. (They are still strangers, with no ties binding them.)
Se tơ kết tóc: An idiom meaning "to bind silk and knot hair," symbolizing marriage or the formal union of a couple.
- Lễ cưới là dịp để đôi trẻ se tơ kết tóc. (The wedding is the occasion for the young couple to tie the knot.)